Job Description
At the heart of the Money and Pensions Service (MaPS) are our values – caring, connecting and transforming, which are the foundation of our success. They permeate every area of our work and define all our business relationships and the way we work with each other. We’re not only looking for the best people to come and work for us, but we need people who align themselves to our values.
Check you match the skill requirements for this role, as well as associated experience, then apply with your CV below.
Caring. We care about our colleagues and people whose lives we are here to transform.
Connecting. We will transform lives through our ability to make positive connections.
Transforming. We are committed to transforming lives and make a positive societal impact.
We help people – particularly those most in need – to improve their financial wellbeing and build a better, more confident future. Working collaboratively across the UK, we make sure customers can access high-quality money and pensions guidance and debt advice throughout their lives, however and whenever they need it.
By fostering our values, we are very proud of the inclusive working environment that we have created. We are committed to attracting people of all backgrounds, we want our colleagues to reflect our customers and the people we assist.
About the role:
- To lead the software engineering team at MaPS, comprising front end, back end and full stack developers and DevOps, of around 10 heads in total
- To manage, motivate and develop the capabilities of the team in line with the needs of MaPS
- To ensure the delivery of high-quality software using best practice methods, through clear leadership, guidance and standards setting
- To work with the MaPS solutions architect to define and optimise the technical design of MaPS digital tools
Key accountabilities:
Team leadership:
- Coaching and mentoring staff, fostering an atmosphere of constant personal development
- Setting and monitoring objectives to guide, support and develop performance
- Allocating team members to development squads appropriately to optimise both outputs and skills development
- Coaching agile collaborative software development techniques to nurture developers who perform well in teams
- Embedding and aligning to the Digital, Marketing and IT Directorate delivery model to ensure consistent and efficient delivery
Setting standards of work, such as:
- Keeping track of, and where appropriate implementing, the latest industry trends and technologies
- Mandating robust engineering practices including e.g. peer code review, pair programming, test driven development and continuous integration to create code that is robust and sustainable
- Developing and maintaining coding standards to align the work of internal and external development teams
Leading the development aspects of our digital product development work, such as:
- Writing efficient, reusable and well-documented code
- Using the latest front and back end techniques to build cross-platform interfaces, working closely with designers, developers, and editors
- Following a component-driven development practice, using a content management system, shared component libraries, and shared design principles, to work efficiently while providing a clear and consistent user experience
- Engaging collaboratively with architecture and DevOps teams on solutions design and implementation to ensure robust and well supported development
Experience and Expertise :
- Significant demonstrable experience leading a full stack web development team for major national level websites
- Demonstrable strong coding and technical design skills, with the ability to inspire, coach and mentor technical staff, leading by example
- Significant demonstrable experience of leading web development on a major component content management system such as AEM, Sitecore, Episerver etc
- Significant demonstrable experience of managing and developing engineering teams, including recruitment, individual and team development, coaching and mentoring
- Significant experience of leading highly collaborative engineering teams demonstrating high performance in Agile frameworks
- Demonstrable commitment to high quality, robust engineering practices, particularly those associated with Agile frameworks
- Solid understanding of architectural principles and experience of productive collaboration with architecture, operations and DevOps staff
What Money and Pensions Service can offer you :
- Career progression and development
- Pension scheme – contributions matched 2 to 1 (up to 10% of your salary)
- Interest-free loan to help you buy season tickets for buses and trains
- Cycle to work Scheme
- Give as you earn scheme
- Employee assistance programme (EAP)